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Heaving a sigh of relief, Nynaeve hastily tucked the plaque away again Her sto" Amys paused while Nynaeve and Elayne hurriedly said that they had The wo "Then we ained fros than I first supposed, but I have wene, and they vanished as one

Nynaeve and Elayne did not hesitate Around theed in a blink to a ss few, plain and sturdy Nynaeve’s anger had been wavering, and with it her hold on saidar, but the Mistress of Novices’ study firmed both Stubbornly defiant indeed! She hoped that Sheriam was in Salidar; it would be a pleasure to face her on an equal footing Still, she could have wished to be so into theher hair with her hands Only she had no need to use her hands here She did not like being in this roo here? Elaida’s study ht not be the most comfortable place to be, but it was better than this

A as there, on the other side of the broad table, eyes icy and hands on her hips as if she was the roohtful occupant

Before Nynaeve could open her ues beco to yourselves, do you immediately tell the first person you meet? Did it never occur to you that you don’t have to tell everyone everything? I thought you tere good at keeping secrets" Nynaeve’s cheeks grearmer; at least she could not possibly be as scarlet as Elayne Egas not quite finished "As for how I did it, I can’t teach you You have to be a Drea, I don’t kno And I doubt you can with that other thing Try to keep yourlike you expect Now, I also have things to do tonight At least try to keep your wits about you!" And she was gone so suddenly the last word almost seemed to coer She had nearly burst out with it after Egwene asked her not to And Birgitte: how could you keep a secret when the other woman knew? Eh her fingers

Nynaeve wakened with a jerk, the deep yellow ter’angreal firiht Elayne lay crowded in next to her, still asleep; the ring on its thong had slid down into the hollow of her throat

Muttering to herself, Nynaeve clambered over the other woman to put away the plaque, then poured a little water into the washbasin to bathe her face and neck The water was lukewarht thethe balance If only they had ue like a brainless girl It would have gone better if she had been using the ring, instead of being a wraith as far as the other woman was concerned It was all Thom and Juilin’s fault And Uno’s If they had not ry No, it was Neres’ fault He She took the pitcher in both hands and washed her et rid of Nothing like boiled catfern and powderedat all

When she turned fro the leather cord that held the ring "I saw you losing saidar, so I went by Elaida’s study, but I didn’t think I should stay long in case you worried I didn’t learn anything, except that Sheot up and tucked the ring into the box

"They can do that? Demote an Aes Sedai?"

"I don’t know I think Elaida is doing anything she wants Egwene shouldn’t wear those Aiel clothes They are not very beco Obviously Elayne wanted to ignore what Egwene had said Nynaeve illing to let her "No, they certainly aren’t" Cliainst the wall; they took turns sleeping on the outside

"I did not even have a chance to send a ot in after, and the lamp winked out The sht "And one to Aviendha If she is taking care of hiht to take care of him"

"He isn’t a horse, Elayne You don’t own him"

"I never said I did Hoill you feel if Lan takes up with some Cairhienin woman?"

"Don’t be silly Go to sleep" Nynaeve burrowed fiercely into her small pillow Perhaps she should have sent word to Lan All those noblewo ahied to

Below Boannda, woods closed in tightly on both sides of the river, unbroken tangles of trees and vines Villages and farh wilderness a thousand miles from human habitation Five days out of Samara, early afternoon found Riverserpent anchored in the middle of a bend in the river, while the ship’s one boat ferried the reers to a beach of cracked dry mud bordered by low, forested hills Even the tall s and deeprooted oaks showed soive thethe rowboat approach, croith four oarsmen, Juilin and the last five Shienarans She hoped she had not been gullible; Neres had showed her hisout theelse indicated there had ever been a village anywhere near here The forest as quite unbroken "What I paid hio," Elayne replied "Just because he’s a sht to take it fro to Juilin Probably not It was just the law again "Besides, yellow opals are gaudy, especially in that setting Anyway, it orth it, just to see his face" Elayne giggled abruptly "He looked at iggling too

Thoan’s two boys by juggling colored balls produced from his sleeves Jaril and Seve stared at hi, and held on to each other Nynaeve had not really been surprised when Marigan and Nicola asked to accohtedly now, but she would have spent every moment at Nynaeve’s side had the latter allowed it Areina wanting to co off by herself on a fallen log, watching Birgitte, as stringing her bow All three woht be in for a shock when they discovered as in Salidar At least Nicola would find her sanctuary, and Marigan ht even have a chance to dispense herbs if there were n